Definition: Sheets of latex rubber punched and placed over the teeth during dental procedures to isolate the field of operation from the rest of the oral cavity (Jablonski; Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982). Rubber dams are useful in preventing the swallowing of instruments or restorations during dental work.
to isolate operative field during dent proced; do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Other names Rubberdams; Rubber Dam; Dams, Rubber; Dam, Rubber; Rubberdam
